Re: CHRONICPAIN: Very painful ultrasound today with no cysts seen, still in severe pain, very depressed and without answers
From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:18:56 -0500 (CDT)
Michelle,
If the Endometriosis was not excised completely and totally, it could be
Endo again. Further, adhesions can form again.
Definitely follow up with your MD. The tech does not have the authority
or the training for that matter to fully interpret the ultrasound
results. This is what the radiologist is trained to do. While the tech
may do Ultrasounds all of the time, she is still not trained to read
them as the Radiologist is. The tech may be correct, but that is not
the point.
Do a search on the Internet for the Endometriosis Research Center. They
are in Florida. They also have a forum you can join to talk about
anything Endo. Actually, here is their web address:
http://www.endocenter.org. You will be able to find a link to their
forums on their website. You can also have materials sent to you at no
charge. While some of the Endo Associations, etc. charge for
materials, the ERC is completely free. The women who run the ERC are
also awesome.
I hope this helps.
--
Robin
At Wed, 1 Oct 2008, michelle wrote:
>
>I've been having bad pelvic pain for a couple of months. Finally, went
>to the doctor yesterday because I thought maybe there were cysts again.
>Found out I had a UTI, despite having none of the usual symptoms. Was
>sent for an ultrasound today to check out ovaries. The abdominal
>ultrasound was uncomfortable but tolerable. The vaginal ultrasound
>about sent me through the roof. The tech was moving the wand around the
>left ovary area and it hurt so much I had to grit my teeth to keep from
>screaming or crying. At the end of it all, the tech announced that she
>looked all around and found nothing. The left side of my pelvis was
>hurting so much at that point I thought I would vomit, and I have a
>pretty high pain tolerance so that's saying something! It continued to
>hurt severely and throb for a good 45 minutes, at which point I also
>started to get a sharp pain below my left ribs and also in my left
>shoulder. It's 2 hours later and it's still hurting like that and I'm
>still nauseous. My question then is if there is no cyst, what could
>possibly be causing so much pain. She obviously hit upon something with
>that wand or I wouldn't be hurting this much. I had a laparoscopy for
>adhesions last June, so it shouldn't be those or endometriosis this
>soon. If the pain were from the UTI then I think it would be my bladder
>that would hurt but that doesn't hurt at all. It's all off to the sides
>of the pelvis. I'm supposed to follow up with my doctor next week for
>the ultrasound, but I feel like there's no point to it since nothing
>showed up on the ultrasound. Can anyone help with advice or
>suggestions? Thanks.
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